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A jam submission

A Very Serious Cake JobView game page

Apply frosting on as many spinning cakes as you can!
Submitted by Steventus (@SteventusGames), SOUL CAT Entertainment (@soulcatent_bn), glaze — 1 day, 7 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Enjoyment#24.6364.636
Overall#204.3124.312
Creativity & Theme#324.5004.500
Audio#384.2584.258
Seriousness#1934.0914.091
Visuals#3584.0764.076

Ranked from 66 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Game Engine

Unity

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Submitted(+1)

Forgot to comment on this when I first played it. I think it's such a cool idea for a game and strangely addicting too. The #2 spot for enjoyment is absolutely deserved. Maybe my only complaint is that it slightly lagged for me a bit so adding a potato graphics option could be nice. Either way it's a lot of fun and I find myself coming back to it even after the jam is over.

Developer

Yeah, we did noticed the performance drop on some computers. Not sure why it happened.

Submitted(+2)

Good job, this was the most fun game I have played this Jam! ^_^

Developer

We're really glad to hear that!

Developer

Thanks for playing!

Submitted(+1)

This game was so fun. The icing detection works perfectly. Every time I got points for a cake the amount always felt fair. Perfects/Bads aren’t too easy or too hard to get which is great. The music/sound design is also awesome. The effects when in Frenzy Mode were appreciated. The speed up in Frenzy Mode is fun as you can use the faster rotation to help with certain patterns. The only thing I’d want is an option to disable the Boss’s dialogue. It’s great at first but after a little while it becomes a bit distracting (though honestly this is a nitpick).

Developer

Thanks for playing! The boss dialogue is a recent addition to the game so we didn't have time to test its effect yet. Really appreciate the feedback~

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

peak cinema that's the most fun i had while  playing jam games great job guys 

i had severe skill issue lol only got 3500 as my best score but none the less i had a blast playing 

good game : )

Developer

Hey, thanks for playing~ 🙌 Yeah, it take some time to get good with the game (usually improve after several playthrough imo). 

Submitted(+1)

This was great. Trying to get the shapes right at different speeds seems to be relly balanced well in terms of difficulty. The sound design is great and the background track was really fun and fit the frenzy mode really well. The UI and gameplay feels really polished, too!

My only criticism would be that there's not enough different shapes to make, or that they're not all equally difficult. It would add some more variety if there were different ones. They seem to show up randomly, so it can be a little luck-based getting a higher score.

Developer(+1)

Hey, thanks for the feedback. Overall, I agree that it can be very luck dependent and we should try to come up with a best solution to solve this issue after the jam. Also thanks for playing!

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Excellent game, I had a blast!

The mechanic in itself is very simple, but the challenge the game brings has its way to completely absorb you and makes you want to try beating your best score and reaching the ladder.

One of my top games of the jam!

Developer(+1)

glad you had fun! the devs spent A LOTTT of countless hours on this game. i can vouch!! (composer)

Developer(+1)

Nice to know that you enjoyed the game!

Submitted(+1)

Damn this game was incredibly fun to play! It's such a cool integration of the theme, perfectly executed at just the right difficulty. The music slaps so hard and actually got me to try to hurry through all the cakes. 10/10 super fun!

Developer

Glad you liked it~ 🙌 We tried to twist the theme to make it more interesting and I think it worked out in the end.

Submitted(+1)

Definitely feels like a "Wii Sports Resorts" but Restaurant spin-off. Great stuff here all around.

Developer

Glad you liked it. We're heavily inspired by those games so it is natural for us to add the same vibe for this game 😅

Submitted(+1)

Holy moly, this is perfect, and I'm not just proposing that. This is a really good and very polished entry! The arcade game structure combined with the semi challenging gameplay works really well and doesn't feel repetitive at all even with the handful of patterns. The frenzy mode is also a great addition which drives away monotony, although the transition out would always mess me up since the rotational speed would change abruptly... This game fits the theme really well, has visuals I really vibe with! (although a little more contrast in the menus would be nice). And the audio is incredible. I especially like the sound that plays when you start a run.

All in all, Incredible Work! Great Job!

Developer(+1)

Thanks for the feedback, really appreciate it! Yeah, might need to fix the camera transition from Frenzy. Also thanks for playing the game! 🫶

Submitted

best I could get was 10600, "A Very Serious Cake Job 2" when??

this was genuinely one of the most most fun submissions I went through, and the music slaps! I love the energy of it all, though for some reason my biggest nemesis is the straight line 😭 I could get 5 perfects in a row and then the straight line get a good lol

Developer(+1)

Congrats on getting Top 10 in the Leaderboard! Very happy that you're enjoying the game. We have more features planned for the game so a sequal might be later down the line, lol. (and I agree, straight lines can be difficult 🥀)

Submitted(+1)

You cooked with this one. I love the sound design!

Developer(+1)

Glad you liked it! We really had fun with the sound design and even have the OST compilation on Youtube (in the desc)

Submitted(+1)

Genuinely fun game, nice job!

Thank you for giving me the chance to knock @craftglu off the leaderboard in an artistic challenge.

Developer(+1)

No way, you've beaten craftglu ?! That's insane!
Also, thanks for playing our game and to actually beat em~

Submitted(+1)

Very Fun game. the game is very polished so the visuals and audio is very good too 

Developer

Glad you're enjoying the game!

Submitted(+1)

Awesome game, Wow!

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing! 😁 

Submitted(+1)

This game slaps! Its great i love it.

Developer

Thanks for playing! 🫶

Submitted(+1)

This game is crack

Developer(+1)

The serious company prides ourselves in making the best crack games. We're glad you enjoyed it!

Developer (1 edit)

👀 (also thanks for playing ~)

Submitted(+1)

This was an amazing game! I loved playing it so much. The adaptive music was also awesome to listen to lol :)

Developer

Happy to know you liked the Adaptive Music! Really appreciate for playing our game and yes, we designed the game to get that dopamine rush!

Submitted(+1)

This was a great take on the theme!  Very frantic and fun.  I love how simple the core mechanic is, and yet how tense the gameplay gets.  I also love the variety, in that sometimes the spin helps you and everything feels great, and other times you have to really fight the spin.  Are those random, or are you intentionally mixing them up so that sometimes the spin helps and sometimes it hurts?

The graphics and sound design are also top-notch, making for a really polished experience.  The frosting itself has a nice look to it (and I love the glossy look of everything).  My boss yelling at me for a particularly-bad cake is also a nice touch :)

I like games like this that just take a simple, fun idea and execute it well without trying to pile a bunch of extra stuff on top of it.  Amazing job!

Developer

Hey, thanks for the feedback! Yes, the spin direction is random so even we didn't know when it's coming. We spend some time polishing the game after we nailed the gameplay (after 2 days playtesting) and had fun doing it. And I agree, having a lot of extra stuff can be unneccesarily bloated.

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Creative take on the theme and very fun. The frenzy music hyped me up so much and is such a bop. Would love more cake designs but this is amazing work for a week. Plus the leader board is a sick touch

Developer(+1)

Glad you liked it~ When we played the game, we decided to added breakcore-ish music so we can nailed the feeling of being Serious (aka LOCKING IN). Luckily, we have a very talented composer (Glaze_xdd) that can provide such an amazing piece that sticks. We also implemented the Leaderboard as a way to beat each other and other players from the Game Jam (happy that it works out).
And, thanks for playing our game!

Submitted(+1)

I love the fast paced gameplay and the highscore too because we all love competitions, and the music it suits the gamplay so well

Developer

Same here. Glad to know you're enjoying the game!

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